Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Baern is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Baern studied abroad. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length yellow fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Fragrant and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miller. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. A true patriot, Sumnes would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a Beggar, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Kerkad lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is content; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His hair is brown and curly. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bowyer. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He got into the Bowyer business at a young age. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hugh grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Anne began to lead the lost caravan. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 cp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).